Mitchell County

county in North Carolina, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_north_carolina Q506337
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Mitchell County

Summary

Mitchell County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 350 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #50 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mitchell County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Mitchell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mitchell County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Mitchell County's capital is recorded as Bakersville[6].
  • Mitchell County's shares border with is recorded as Carter County[7].
  • Mitchell County's shares border with is recorded as Avery County[8].
  • Mitchell County's shares border with is recorded as McDowell County[9].
  • Mitchell County's shares border with is recorded as Yancey County[10].
  • Mitchell County's shares border with is recorded as Unicoi County[11].
  • Elisha Mitchell is named after Mitchell County[12].
  • Mitchell County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bakersville[13].
  • Mitchell County's Commons category is recorded as Mitchell County, North Carolina[14].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Mitchell County[15].
  • Mitchell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.01, 'longitude': -82.16}[16].
  • Mitchell County's official website is recorded as http://www.mitchellcounty.org[17].
  • Mitchell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mitchell County, North Carolina[18].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15579'}[19].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15533'}[20].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15363'}[21].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15369'}[22].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15328'}[23].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+15246'}[24].
  • Mitchell County has a population of {'amount': '+14903'}[25].
  • Mitchell County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell County, North Carolina[26].
  • Mitchell County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6402'}[27].

Body

Geography

Mitchell County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mitchell County covers an area of {'amount': '+575'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15579'}[19], {'amount': '+15533'}[20], {'amount': '+15363'}[21], {'amount': '+15369'}[22], {'amount': '+15328'}[23], and {'amount': '+15246'}[24].

Designation and Status

Mitchell County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of Mitchell County[15]. Elisha Mitchell is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Mitchell County draws 350 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #50 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Bakersville
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Mitchell County, North Carolina.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States pr"
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